New Delhi: BJP president Amit Shah said BJP’s victory in the Himachal Pradesh civic polls is “historic” and said the result reflects the mood of the state and trust of its people in Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s politics of development.

Himachal Pradesh is going to witness general election of assembly later this year.

Shah congratulated BJP’s state unit chief Satpal Singh Satti and all the party workers for civic poll victory.

The BJP today emerged as the single largest party, winning 17 out of 34 seats, in the Shimla Municipal Corporation (SMC) polls, just one short of clear majority. With this Simla will have Mayor from BJP.

The newly elected BJP councillors assembled at the party headquarters at Deep Kamal to celebrate the victory.